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Japanese symbol for “judgmental”

Romaji: hihanteki
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative

In Japanese, judgmental is , read (hihanteki).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. adj-na critical; judgmental; censorious; negative

Kanji and stroke order

criticism, strike
on: ヒ
7 strokes · JLPT 2
judgement, judgment, signature
on: ハン、バン
kun: わか.る
7 strokes · JLPT 2
bull's eye, mark, target
on: テキ
kun: まと
8 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
ひはん hihancriticism; judgement; judgment
ひひょう hihyoucriticism; critique; review
ひじゅん hijunratification
じこひはん jikohihanself-criticism
むひはん muhihanuncritical; blind
はんだん handanjudgment; judgement; decision
さいばん saibantrial; judgement; judgment
はんけつ hanketsujudicial decision; judgement; judgment
もくてき mokutekipurpose; goal; aim

See also: Chinese symbol for “judgmental”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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